I’m bound to be a fan of Liverpool, I currently live here, and have done for several years. With that world class waterfront, culture, museums, public events, low cost of living – I think its perfect. Crystal Cruises, under the new ownership of Genting Hong Kong, is pursuing a huge expansion plan. This will involve the… Read More Why Liverpool is perfect for Crystal Cruises new office…
The Cunard Fleet is due in Liverpool this bank Holiday weekend, as part of Cunard’s 175 Anniversary Celebrations, Weve created this handy guide to the visit. We will be adding more content to our website over the weekend so keep your eyes posted!
It has been almost a year since MH370 disappeared on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Missing without a trace the search for MH370 has been the largest and most expensive ever conducted. However this got us thinking, could anything similar happen in the shipping industry?
CMV has been rapidly expanding, and a lot has changed since it started back in 2009. However I think this year is going to be its biggest yet, with the arrival of Magellan.
Peace Boat, the Japanese NGO, is looking at building an environmentally friendly eco ship to support its campaigns around the world. Anticipated to be the world’s most environmentally friendly passenger vessel.
MSC Cruises have today announced a new budget cruise line, operating as MSC Pod Cruises the ships will operate a regular service between the Far East and Europe.
Yesterday I got to visit Cruise & Maritime Voyages’ Discovery, originally the sister ship to the LoveBoat the lovely little vessel looks likely to be a part of the Liverpool cruise scene for the next few years.
I’ve recently been commenting how I have been worried about Quantum of the Seas (See our article here), because of the ships lack of Royal promenade, However a comment by Kalle saying that it was nice for the ship to be reunited to the sea, got me thinking.
My parents have just booked on Carnival Sunshine, formerly the Carnival Destiny, and when built the worlds largest cruise ship and the first passenger ship to exceed 100,000 GRT. The ship has had a significant refurbishment and will be cruising the Mediterranean.
Now I know we are called Crociere, but the development of the Maersk Line Triple E class container ships we have found quite interesting, these innovative vessels will soon be sailing the oceans delivering all sorts of goods. And we thought they make interesting reading.
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